Our Best Seller List for Nobember 2008

Well this is the month when Holiday shopping kicks in and a slow but sure stream of online and in store customers are enjoying our many specials. Celebrating Suzanne Martinson’s cookbook saw the store jumping with old and new fans of the award winning food writer retired from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette with the added charms of Elsie Henderson, the family cook whose memories and recipes inspired the book. And as we say…..give books because a scented candle never changed anyone’s life.

Best Sellers in Hardcover

Best Sellers in Trade Paperback

Best Sellers in Mass Market Paperback

Hardcover Best Sellers

1. The Fallingwater Cookbook by Suzanne Martinson

A combination of memoir and cookbook based on Suzanne's interviews with Elsie Henderson, the Kaufmann's family cook at Fallingwater

$29.95 signed copies available

2. The Fire by Katherine Neville

The long-awaited sequel to The Eight

$26, signed copies available

3. The Private Patient by P.D. James

Adam Dalgleish tackles murder at an exclusive plastic surgery clinic

$25.95

4. A Christmas Grace by Anne Perry

A holiday tradition, a new Christmas mystery from Anne Perry

$18

5. Six Geese a Slaying by Donna Andrews

Holiday mystery with Meg Lanslow

$22.95, signed copies available

6. Santa Clawed by Rita Mae Brown

Sneaky Pie takes on Christmas crime

$25

7. The Price of Butcher's Meat by Reginald Hill

Dalziel takes a vacation at a seaside resort

$26.95

8. Doors Open by Ian Rankin

Rebus may have retired but Ian Rankin hasn't

$36.95

9. The Lump of Coal by Lemony Snicket

What would happen if Lemony Snicket wrote a Christmas book--oh, he did!

$12.99

10. Birdscapes by Miyoko Chu

Spectacular pop-up features birds in their habitats and stereo recordings of their calls

$60

10. The Heinz Tomato Ketchup Cookbook by Paul Harley

A delightful compendium of recipes and nostalgia about Pittsburgh's premier product

$12.95

Trade Paperback Best Sellers

1. The Eight by Katherine Neville

Gripping tale of ancient chess set with mystical powers

$14.95

2. Ringing in Murder by Kate Kingsbury

Holiday mayhem at the Pennyfoot Hotel

$14

3. Indigo Christmas by Jeanne M. Dams

Former Studebaker family housemaid Hilda Johannsen

$14.95

4. The Shepherd, The Angel and Walter the Christmas Dog by Dave Barry

Only the mind of Dave Barry could come up with a holiday tale like this

$14

5. Anne Perry's Christmas Mysteries by Anne Perry

Two-for-one edition of tales from previous years

$14

6. Bright Hair About the Bone by Barbara Cleverly

Aspiring archaeologist Letitia Talbot

$13

7. The World According to Bertie by Alexander McCall Smith

Return to the world of 44 Scotland Street

$13.95

8. Pomegranate Soup by Marsha Mehran

Delcious tale of three Iranian sisters, living in an Irish village, who open a restaurant

$13.95

9. The Christmas Cookie Killer by Livia J. Washburn

Retired school teacher, baker and sleuth Phyllis Newsom

$14

10. Replay by Ken Grimwood

Reissue of a classic and unique story about a man who gets to live his life over

$13.95

Paperback Best Sellers

1. Murder With All the Trimmings by Elaine Viets

A holiday edition of Viets popular series with mystery shopper Josie Marcus

$6.99

 

2. Kissing Christmas Goodbye by M.C. Beaton

Agatha Raisin does Christmas in her own unique way

$6.99

 

3. Pane of Death by Sarah Atwell

Second in this unique series with glassblower Emmeline Dowell

$6.99

 

4. Murder is Binding by Lorna Barrett

Mystery bookstore owner Tricia Miles

$6.99

 

5. The Clockwork Teddy by John J. Lamb

Teddy bear collector Bradley Lyon

$6.99

 

6. Shrouds of Holly by Kate Kingsbury

An Edwardian Christmas at the Pennyfoot Hotel

$6.99

 

7. Fatal Fixer-Upper by Jennie Bentley

debut for home renovator Avery Baker

$6.99

 

8. Mrs. Jeffries and the Feast of St. Stephen by Emily Brightwell

The popular Victorian sleuth in a holiday mystery

$6.99

 

9. The Diva Runs Out of Thyme by Krista Davis

Domestic diva Sophie Winston

$6.99

 

9. Shakespeare's Christmas by Charlaine Harris

Timely reissue of a holiday entry in the Lily Bard series

$7.99

 

10. The Magic Circle by Katherine Neville

thriller with historical overtones from the author of The Eight

$7.99